i wrote you a poem

each letter filled with pain

each verse laced with longing

each stanza inked in tears
i wrote that it was nothing

just some simple misunderstanding

i wrote how i expected everything

but really, i didn’t see it coming
i felt it -- 
that i cannot deny

i felt your goodbye

long before the words left your lips
i wrote you a poem

each letter filled with pain

each verse laced with longing

each stanza inked in tears
i wrote you a poem

because i know i can’t serenade you with a song

i wrote you a poem 
because it hurts, ******.